Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 tb Butter; melted
1 lb Tomatoes; peeled
1 ts Granulated sugar
Salt freshly ground pepper
3 Garlic cloves; crushed
1/4 c Dry white wine
1 sm Bay leaf
1 lb Lean ground beef
2 sl Bread; crusts removed,
- soaked in water, and
- squeezed dry
1 ts Ground cumin
1 Egg; lightly beaten
2 ts Parsley; minced
1 ts Salt; (or more to taste)
1 pn Freshly ground pepper
Oil for frying

Combine the melted butter, tomatoes, sugar, salt pepper, 1 clove of
garlic, wine, and bay leaf in a saucepan. Simmer for 30 minutes, then
strain through a fine sieve or food mill. Meanwhile, combine the
remaining ingredients in a large bowl and knead thoroughly. (The
mixture should not be stiff.) Pinch off pieces a little larger than
a walnut and shape with the hands into elongated egg shapes about 1 x
3 inches. Fry them lightly on all sides in hot oil and then drain on
paper towels, or arrange them on a baking dish and bake in a 375
degree oven for 20 minutes, turning once. Drop the soutzoukia in
sauce and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with a steaming grain dish and
fresh, cooked vegetables or salad.

From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles, Avenel
Books, New York.

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